Dignitary staff · Angola, Chokwe · ID: 3038514
sold
EUR 1,400
Provenance
Northern German Private Collection, collected in situ in the 1950’s during employment of the collector with Woermann, HamburgSize
L: 63 cm
L: 24.8 inch
Description
wood, light brown patina, strips of sheet steel, pokerwork, crowned by a seated female figure with striking large head and prominent gender, min. dam., some strips of sheet steel missing in the lower area, fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion
The object Dignitary staff with the object ID 3038514 was part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction on October 31, 2015. The object with the lot number 531 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,400 with an asking price of EUR 800.
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